Deuteronomy 1-4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 1

The first part of Moses?s farewell sermon to Israel begins with this chapter, and is continued to the latter end of the fourth chapter. In the first five verses of this chapter we have the date of the sermon, the place where it was preached (Deut. 1:1, 2, 5), and the time when, Deut. 1:3, 4. The narrative in this chapter reminds them, I. Of the promise God made them of the land of Canaan, Deut. 1:6-8. II. Of the provision made of judges for them, Deut. 1:9-18. III. Of their unbelief and... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 1

THIS book is a repetition of very much both of the history and of the laws contained in the three foregoing books, which repetition Moses delivered to Israel (both by word of mouth, that it might affect, and by writing, that it might abide) a little before his death. There is no new history in it but that of the death of Moses in the last chapter, nor any new revelation to Moses, for aught that appears, and therefore the style here is not, as before, The Lord spoke unto Moses, saying. But... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1-8

We have here, I. The date of this sermon which Moses preached to the people of Israel. A great auditory, no question, he had, as many as could crowd within hearing, and particularly all the elders and officers, the representatives of the people; and, probably, it was on the sabbath day that he delivered this to them. 1. The place were they were now encamped was in the plain, in the land of Moab (Deut. 1:1, 5), where they were just ready to enter Canaan, and engage in a war with the Canaanites.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:9-18

Moses here reminds them of the happy constitution of their government, which was such as might make them all safe and easy if it was not their own fault. When good laws were given them good men were entrusted with the execution of them, which, as it was an instance of God's goodness to them, so it was of the care of Moses concerning them; and, it should seem, he mentions it here to recommend himself to them as a man that sincerely sought their welfare, and so to make way for what he was about... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:19-46

Moses here makes a large rehearsal of the fatal turn which was given to their affairs by their own sins, and God's wrath, when, from the very borders of Canaan, the honour of conquering it, and the pleasure of possessing it, the whole generation was hurried back into the wilderness, and their carcases fell there. It was a memorable story; we read it Num. 13:1-14:45; but divers circumstances are found here which are not related there. I. He reminds them of their march from Horeb to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 1 The time and place when the subject matter of this book was delivered to the Israelites are observed by way of preface, Deuteronomy 1:1 , and it begins with reminding them of an order to them to depart from Mount Horeb, and pass on to the land of Canaan, which the Lord had given them, Deuteronomy 1:6 , and with observing the very great increase of their number, which made it necessary for Moses to appoint persons under him to be rulers over them, whom he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:1

These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel ,.... Not what are related in the latter part of the preceding book, but what follow in this; and which were spoken by him, not to the whole body of the people gathered together to hear him, which they could not do without a miracle; but to the heads of the people, the representatives of them, who were convened to hear what he had to say, in order to communicate it to the people; unless we can suppose that Moses at different times to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:2

There are eleven days' journey from Horeb, by the way of Mount Seir, to Kadeshbarnea. Not that the Israelites came thither in eleven days from Horeb, for they stayed by the way at Kibrothhattaavah, a whole month at least, and seven days at Hazeroth; but the sense is, that this was the computed distance between the two places; it was what was reckoned a man might walk in eleven days; and if we reckon a day's journey twenty miles, of which See Gill on Jonah 3:3 , the distance must be two... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:3

And it came to pass in the fortieth year ,.... That is, of the coming of the children of Israel out of Egypt: in the eleventh month ; the month Shebet, as the Targum of Jonathan, which answers to part of January and part of February: in the first day of the month, that Moses spoke unto the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them ; repeated to them the several commandments, which the Lord had delivered to him at different times. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 1:4

After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon ,.... Either Moses, speaking of himself in the third person, or rather the Lord, to whom Moses ascribes the victory; of this king, and his palace, and the slaughter of him, see Numbers 21:24 , and Og the king of Bashan , which dwelt at Ashtaroth in Edrei; or near Edrei; for Edrei was not the name of a country, in which Ashtaroth was, but of a city at some distance from it, about six miles, as Jerom says F7 De... read more

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